World League

Estadio Echegoyen
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alexandru Nastac started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Alexandru Nastac cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Genaro Iraitz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Genaro Iraitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oran Tahiri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Genaro Iraitz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alexandru Nastac went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Genaro Iraitz came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Akademia Maliqi's Alexandru Nastac. But to his dismay, Alexandru Nastac quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Oran Tahiri took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Genaro Iraitz. Genaro Iraitz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Echegoyen AFC's Genaro Iraitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oran Tahiri in the 22nd minute of play. Marcelo Reno made in the 28th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Akademia Maliqi's Paulin Balliu. In the 28th minute Paulin Balliu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genaro Iraitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Echegoyen AFC's Genaro Iraitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oran Tahiri in the 30th minute of play. After 30th play minutes Alexandru Nastac shot 0-6, a short shot which went by Genaro Iraitz and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 34th minute Alexandru Nastac shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genaro Iraitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Akademia Maliqi's Alexandru Nastac in 34 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Genaro Iraitz guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oran Tahiri in the 35th minute of play forced Echegoyen AFC's goalkeeper Genaro Iraitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the match, Echegoyen AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Paulin Balliu came free, but Genaro Iraitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Tadeu Arruda fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Echegoyen AFC's protests and gave Tadeu Arruda a yellow card for diving instead. In the 39th match minute, Echegoyen AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tadeu Arruda to maneuver through the defense. Genaro Iraitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandru Nastac in the 40th minute of the match. Echegoyen AFC's Genaro Iraitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oran Tahiri in the 42nd minute of play. If Marcelo Reno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 45th minute, Oran Tahiri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Akademia Maliqi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-7 lead.

The wind increased when Colon Primero made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, one of Echegoyen AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Nexhat Zhiva placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Echegoyen AFC's Genaro Iraitz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Echegoyen AFC from getting a goal against them. In the 56th match minute, Akademia Maliqi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olsi Berberi to maneuver through the defense. Akademia Maliqi made a substitution. Kudret Hajdari replaced Paulin Balliu. The supporters of Echegoyen AFC booed when Akademia Maliqi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olsi Berberi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Echegoyen AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandru Nastac came free, but Genaro Iraitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roberto Veto struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Timoteo Lucero didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Echegoyen AFC. In the 62nd minute Alexandru Nastac shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genaro Iraitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Echegoyen AFC's Genaro Iraitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandru Nastac in the 62nd minute of play. Roberto Veto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Akademia Maliqi's Xhenit Çinari was substituted for Olsi Berberi. Marcelo Reno made in the 67th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Akademia Maliqi's Kudret Hajdari. 67 minutes into the match, Echegoyen AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Kudret Hajdari came free, but Genaro Iraitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Genaro Iraitz came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Akademia Maliqi's Alexandru Nastac. But to his dismay, Alexandru Nastac quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-8. In the 72nd minute, Akademia Maliqi's Kudret Hajdari ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Genaro Iraitz. Genaro Iraitz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-9. Genaro Iraitz was a little too slow when Emmanuel Urruti got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 76th minute. The score was now 0-10. In the 82nd minute, Santiago Bilbo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Genaro Iraitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandru Nastac, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Genaro Iraitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandru Nastac, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Alexandru Nastac did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-11 to the left of a surprised Genaro Iraitz 88 minutes into the match. 91 minutes into the match, Echegoyen AFC's goalkeeper Genaro Iraitz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oran Tahiri. Genaro Iraitz was a little too slow when Alexandru Nastac got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 93rd minute. The score was now 0-12. Genaro Iraitz made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Oran Tahiri sent off a good shot on target. Genaro Iraitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kudret Hajdari in the 98th minute of play. Akademia Maliqi's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.